WSBK Assen: Aleix Espargaró doesn't like Sprint races but hates WSS300 even more

In the WSBK paddock, it is a discipline which is the subject of debate and whose dangerousness has unfortunately been demonstrated by two tragic accidents, which got the better of Dean Berta Viñales and Victor Steeman. Two racing deaths in less than a year in a category created to open the doors of high competition to the younger generation, and not those of paradise. In response, Dorna and FIM decided to ban entry into their sport for under-18s, no doubt thinking that the death of a young adult would be more bearable than that of a teenager. But the causes are still present, ready to produce the same consequences and in Assen the first round of the WSS300 championship showed it, causing some cold sweats. A spectacle that did not please Aleix Espargaró at all.

The official driver Aprilia is already not the type to revel in the ragtag battles generated by Sprint races in MotoGP so when he watches the WSS300 spectacle from home, he remains stunned. As many. By observing the spectacle offered by the first games of the category season at Assen, his blood only made one circuit. The Spaniard wanted to express his aversion for this type of competition on his social network: “ we continue until another misfortune happens in this cursed category ».

Aleix Espargaró: “ we continue until another misfortune happens in this cursed category »

A point of view relayed by Todocircuito who also notes the response of the former Moto3 rider Efren Vazquez, now working to KTM : " 2 in the chicane at Assen, others in the grass flat out. 6 in parallel… It’s hopeless. This is meaningless steering.. The one who is fast can't do anything because he has other slower drivers behind him, but brainless who won't let you do it ».

He also advocated eliminating the category: “ this category should be deleted directly and put the R7s, those with 600 cc twin-cylinder engines like the Yamaha R3 Cup ».

Mika Perez, who drove an SSP300 for four seasons, is a connoisseur of the category. And he also asks for a change in the rules: “ I hope they change the regulations to give more power, because it's very difficult for drivers who have more talent to demonstrate it. In addition, the transition to the SSP600 is then catastrophic ».

To understand the situation in this peloton, we must refer to the clarification of the DAZN commentator, Ricard Jové : " these bikes are not high performance, they are heavy and everyone is capable of pushing them to the limit and, in fact, exceeding it. This is a non-selective category ". The Spaniard also recommends changing the regulations: “ an SSP300 weighs like a Moto2, but with 20 hp less power than a Moto3, with that I said everything ».